SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- A New York high school senior whose rejected yearbook portrait went viral last year committed suicide this week, his parents told a local newspaper.
The Albany Times Union reported Saturday that Draven Rodriguez, 17, died Thursday at his home. Another local newspaper, The Daily Gazette, also reported Rodriguez's death Saturday, citing authorities.
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